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Well after a long time searching for either a GS430 or the better halfs choice of a IS250c we finally part exchanged are SLK yesterday for a lovely 2011 special edition 250c,which will be a nice companion for the RX45OH.Spent six hours today getting it up to to scratch cleaning wise.

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Lovely car Eamonn. I had an 09 model prior to my RX. Same colour as yours but with ivory interior.....loved the car and had some lovely days out in west Wales. Didn't do my poorly back any good, hence the RX.

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Yes Steve yours was a great looking car,we always like to have a convertible in the household but the mrs doesn't like rag tops and the SLK was lovely but too kart like for her so the IS been more comfortable and having four seats suits our needs better.

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Well after a long time searching for either a GS430 or the better halfs choice of a IS250c we finally part exchanged are SLK yesterday for a lovely 2011 special edition 250c,which will be a nice companion for the RX45OH.Spent six hours today getting it up to to scratch cleaning wise.

Here's a few pics.

Beautiful...

Generally, not big fan of two tone interiour, but this one seems an exception - really suits the car. Knowing how reliable IS250 is, I believe it is great choice... especially as second car besides RX.

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Congratulations on your choice , ( I'm biased ) as I have the 2011 SEL version ! I also like the two tone interior ,as mine is black and seems a little dark if the roof is up .These cars are great long distance tourers , for our last 2 summer holidays we have gone touring round France ,smooth ,silent and the fuel consumption is very good for a v6 . I think the roof takes up a lot of boot space but as there are now only 2 of us we can cope ; Go topless whenever possible

Does anyone know if they do an original rubber boot liner for the Is250c.? also a bumper protector, because I can’t find them anywhere.

They did make them but getting hold of one would be quite difficult now that its been discontinued and is also quite a rare vehicle. Not sure about the bumper protector though, never seen an IS250C with one.

The bumper is a different shape to the standard IS250 as well so bumper protectors for those wouldnt work.

An alternative would be to see a PPF specialist who may be able to cut down to size and fit.

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No problem Eamonn, glad to help! By the way I bought mine off Lexus on Ebay for about £80, but its still worth a quick google.

Well thanks to Paul and the wing mirror indicator repair Link,i managed to do the job yesterday,the only thing i would add is in my case anyway i had to give the glass unit quite a tug to release from the housing and it did take a few attempts as i was worried about breaking the glass.Once that was off though all instructions were clear,Also took the opportunity to give it all a good clean.

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Good to hear you got it sorted so quickly Eamonn, took me a while to get around to doing it, partly due to the damage not being that noticable - and partly due to building up the bottle to tackle that bit where you pull the mirror off!! The guide's been amended accordingly